AKDT time now (Alaska Daylight Time)

What AKDT means

AKDT stands for Alaska Daylight Time, UTC−8. It is used in Alaska.

It is a summer time: the daylight saving form of AKST (UTC−9), one hour ahead. In Anchorage it applies from March to October/November: from the second Sunday of March at 2:00 AM to the first Sunday of November at 2:00 AM.

Where and when AKDT is used

6 zones use it for part of the year only, switching back to standard time in the other months. Computed from tzdata under the current rules.

How long AKDT has been used

In the tzdata record, Anchorage has used AKDT since 1984, Juneau has used AKDT since 1984 and Nome has used AKDT since 1984. No zone has given up AKDT for good.

AKDT converted to other zones

Every column is a fixed offset, so this table is valid on any date. Remember that the regions behind some columns switch to summer time (EST to EDT, CET to CEST, GMT to BST); the clock in those cities is then an hour later than the column.

Related zones and conversions

• AKST time
• America/Anchorage time zone
• UTC−8 time
• Time zones of the world
• Daylight saving time
• Time zone converter